By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Contributor Two days before the 11 Fifth District Council candidates were to assemble on campus to discuss their platforms for the April 10 election, one of them urged students to vote on Bruin Walk. Read more...

  Photos By LIISA SPINK With personal belongings close by, a homeless person finds room for a make-shift bed on Broxton Avenue in Westwood. By Matt Goulding Daily Bruin Contributor As the sun goes down on Gayley Avenue in Westwood, Theodore Burnley opens up his old black suitcase, removes a few messy scraps of a sandwich and quietly begins dinner. Read more...

  Marissa Witham By Josh Wolf Daily Bruin Contributor The overdue thank you note is the most difficult to write, but always seems to carry the most weight. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff On March 29, a federal judge halted the use of affirmative action at the University of Michigan’s law school. The university plans to take the case to the Supreme Court, and if it succeeds, the decision could determine the fate of affirmative action in admissions nationwide. Read more...

By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff There were no water balloons, no fires, no parades. Last quarter’s Midnight Yell, UCLA’s finals week tradition, played out more like a moment of silence, due in part to an increased police presence and an administrative warning to students that their freedom, living arrangements and education were at jeopardy if they violated a new university policy. Read more...

Ohio U. students upset about bars closing early ATHENS, Ohio “”mdash; The sound filled the cold air for several blocks when a crowd of chanting students overtook a part of Court Street early Sunday morning as clocks shifted for daylight-savings time and the bars closed early, the Post reported. Read more...

By Steve Christol Daily Bruin Contributor The six leading candidates for mayor of Los Angeles will debate in Royce Hall tonight, two weeks after protesters staged a sit-in there, canceling the debate originally scheduled for March 14. Read more...